Yes, there is PvP combat. However it's faction and server based.
Basically you can't PvP on a PvE (player vs environment) server. On a PvP server you can only attack players of the opposing faction.
You can fight players within your own faction, but to do this you have to challenge them to a dual and they have to accept it before you are allowed to fight.
"Windows is sort of a GUI version of the Mac's operating system, and Linux is of course Unix, which stems from 1968. "
The above comment was worded poorly.
You've misunderstood the meaning.
Bob was saying the Window's (3.x) was a sort of GUI version of the Mac OS (classic, on OSX)
While I agree that Mac's have a lot more in common with Linux than Windows, it makes no sense to say that Mac OS is a GUI version unix. Or that Windows is a GUI version of DOS.
All current operating systems are made of 2 components, the GUI and the CLI. Some have strong CLI's (linux) others have strong GUI's (OSX) and others don't really have any strong points other than market share (in this context.)
Apple is going to release a music video addition to iTunes. The idea is that you can watch the music video on your iPod. It's going to be nothing spectacular, just another reason to buy an iPod.
What this is gearing up for IS something spectacular. Apple is going to create a whole new product. The new product will be a set top box, and will work similarly to series 2 Tivo's (pvr and network stuff.) Besides just being an Apple branded PVR, it will have iTunes built into it. Currently we are on iTunes 4.9, and I expect (as is often the case) iTunes 5.0 will have some kind of incredible new feature. The new feature for iTunes 5.0 will be HD Movies. You may be able to purchase these movies like you can music, but a movie subscription service will be the bread on butter. Remember Steve Job's Keynote in January... "This is the year of High Definition." Surely that means more than HD quicktime, iMovie, and Final Cut which are natural progressions. Surely (stop calling me Shirly) this implies something much bigger.
Apple understands that subscription music is a bad idea and most people want to own (lease) their music, not rent. Apple also understands that most people do not want to own their movies. Sure most people will buy some movies that they really like, but most are happy renting all the others.
As far as whether or not the service will work. I believe it will. Sure you can point to all the possible reasons why it'll never work, I've considered a lot of them and I believe they can be handled.
Old and busted == iPod New hotness == iPvr (or whatever they'll call it)
Old and busted == iTunes 4.9 w/podcasting and iTunes Music store New hotness == iTunes 5.0 w/all the old stuff plus Movies
For the record, the above is pure speculation. Also I'm a huge Netflix and Tivo fan, I'm aware that they are coming out with a very similar service to what I described... Even though I love both Netflix and Tivo I think their download service will suck. Kinda like how the portable MP3 players sucked before the iPod came out. (flame away for that last comment:) )
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I get your point.
But do you really think that version 1.5 as opposed to version 1.1 is going to get uninformed consumers that much more excited?
Yes, there is PvP combat. However it's faction and server based.
Basically you can't PvP on a PvE (player vs environment) server. On a PvP server you can only attack players of the opposing faction.
You can fight players within your own faction, but to do this you have to challenge them to a dual and they have to accept it before you are allowed to fight.
Yeah Apple totally sucks. I was trying to copy a single 15MB file from one hard drive to the other on this new dual G5. It took like over 20 minutes.
"Windows is sort of a GUI version of the Mac's operating system, and Linux is of course Unix, which stems from 1968. "
The above comment was worded poorly.
You've misunderstood the meaning.
Bob was saying the Window's (3.x) was a sort of GUI version of the Mac OS (classic, on OSX)
While I agree that Mac's have a lot more in common with Linux than Windows, it makes no sense to say that Mac OS is a GUI version unix. Or that Windows is a GUI version of DOS.
All current operating systems are made of 2 components, the GUI and the CLI. Some have strong CLI's (linux) others have strong GUI's (OSX) and others don't really have any strong points other than market share (in this context.)
Yeah that's a great idea. It used to be called cable.
Yes, he is.. He owns over half the company.
Apple is going to release a music video addition to iTunes. The idea is that you can watch the music video on your iPod. It's going to be nothing spectacular, just another reason to buy an iPod.
:) )
What this is gearing up for IS something spectacular. Apple is going to create a whole new product. The new product will be a set top box, and will work similarly to series 2 Tivo's (pvr and network stuff.) Besides just being an Apple branded PVR, it will have iTunes built into it. Currently we are on iTunes 4.9, and I expect (as is often the case) iTunes 5.0 will have some kind of incredible new feature. The new feature for iTunes 5.0 will be HD Movies. You may be able to purchase these movies like you can music, but a movie subscription service will be the bread on butter. Remember Steve Job's Keynote in January... "This is the year of High Definition." Surely that means more than HD quicktime, iMovie, and Final Cut which are natural progressions. Surely (stop calling me Shirly) this implies something much bigger.
Apple understands that subscription music is a bad idea and most people want to own (lease) their music, not rent. Apple also understands that most people do not want to own their movies. Sure most people will buy some movies that they really like, but most are happy renting all the others.
As far as whether or not the service will work. I believe it will. Sure you can point to all the possible reasons why it'll never work, I've considered a lot of them and I believe they can be handled.
Old and busted == iPod
New hotness == iPvr (or whatever they'll call it)
Old and busted == iTunes 4.9 w/podcasting and iTunes Music store
New hotness == iTunes 5.0 w/all the old stuff plus Movies
For the record, the above is pure speculation. Also I'm a huge Netflix and Tivo fan, I'm aware that they are coming out with a very similar service to what I described... Even though I love both Netflix and Tivo I think their download service will suck. Kinda like how the portable MP3 players sucked before the iPod came out. (flame away for that last comment